To me, the biggest lesson I learned this past couple years is not inflation, theft, or even the conspiracies. Rather, who decides what money is? The answer to that is YOU. All of us. Individuals. If I want to use chocolate chips as money, I can. I don't need the central bank of chocolate chips' permission, or their interest rates, or policies. I just need to find someone willing to take chocolate chips at a payment for their product/services. Preferably, do not use things that can melt away like chocolate chips, ice cubes, dollars... I recommend bitcoin.